In a weekend match on Sat Dec 4th, in week 18, Gorica plays host to Osijek in a meeting of these two closely matched 1. HNL teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 2 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Gorica sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Hrvatski Dragovoljac. Kristijan Lovric struck first for Gorica in the 70th minute on a feed from Albi Doka, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Hrvatski Dragovoljac was frustrated by Gorica’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Gorica ended the match with the shutout victory. Gorica is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while 1st placed Osijek is fresh off their 3-1 win against Lokomotiva Zagreb. Sandro Kulenović struck first for Lokomotiva Zagreb in the 9th minute on a feed from Enis Cokaj, then Darko Nejašmić tied it up for Osijek in the 40th minute on a feed from Amer Hiroš But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 88th minute on a goal by Mirlind Daku. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Osijek should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match on Sep 19th, Osijek won by a score of 3 to 2. Anthony Kalik scored the first goal for Gorica in the 29th minute, then Mirlind Daku tied it up for Osijek in the 75th minute But luckily in the 93rd minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Danijel Loncar.
Osijek’s most prolific scorer has been Ivan Fiolić. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Anthony Kalik has been the most prolific scorer on Gorica in the last five matches with two goals.